Ike
3/1/2007, 06:37 PM
And in this case, it's even better that it wasn't our good guys.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/01/iraq.main/index.html
A police official in the area, Ahmed al-Falluji, told Reuters news agency that 70 militants died in the fighting, and said three police officers also were killed. The statement from the Interior Ministry gave no information on casualties to Iraqi security forces or police.
The fighting started Wednesday afternoon when dozens of militants attacked the village, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of Falluja, where local tribes have taken an anti-al Qaeda stance.
Reuters said residents fled the village when the attack began and asked Iraqi security forces for help. Fighting lasted through Wednesday evening.
Three foreign fighters were among those captured.
American troops were not involved, a U.S. military spokesman in Falluja told Reuters.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/01/iraq.main/index.html
A police official in the area, Ahmed al-Falluji, told Reuters news agency that 70 militants died in the fighting, and said three police officers also were killed. The statement from the Interior Ministry gave no information on casualties to Iraqi security forces or police.
The fighting started Wednesday afternoon when dozens of militants attacked the village, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of Falluja, where local tribes have taken an anti-al Qaeda stance.
Reuters said residents fled the village when the attack began and asked Iraqi security forces for help. Fighting lasted through Wednesday evening.
Three foreign fighters were among those captured.
American troops were not involved, a U.S. military spokesman in Falluja told Reuters.